On Faculty:
Olsen, Appling School
of Nursing's Top
Teachers

In the May 19 issue of The Gazette, winners of
teaching
awards given by the Undergraduate Student Council and the
university's Alumni Association were announced. Because the
School of Nursing does not announce its Alumni Association
teaching award winners until the day of commencement, their
faculty members were not included in that list.

Here, then, are the winners of the Alumni Association's 1997
Excellence in Teaching Awards for the School of Nursing:

Sharon J. Olsen is an instructor in advanced practice
nursing. Her primary areas of teaching focus on adult oncology
and health promotion and disease prevention. Some of Olsen's
recent publications include "Cancer Prevention in Minority
Populations: Cultural Implications for Health Care Professionals"
and "Instruments for Clinical Research in Health Care."

She received a Master of Science degree from the University
of Wisconsin in Madison. Olsen is a member of the American Nurses
Association, the Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau and
the Maryland Nurses Association.

Sue Appling is an assistant professor and adult nurse
practitioner. She teaches nursing technologies, primary care and
health policy to the school's undergraduates.

Appling is a 1973 graduate of the School of Nursing. Her
current research includes an evaluation of care provided to women
with a palpable breast lump. Two recent articles she has
published are "Wellness and the Elderly" and "Hormone Replacement
Therapy: Helping Your Patient Decide." She is a member of the
American Nurses Association, the Maryland Nurses Association,
Sigma Theta Tau, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Southern
Nursing Research Council and the American College of Nurse
Practitioners.